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Encyclopedia > Bethpage State Park

Bethpage State Park is a 1,476-acre New York state park in Nassau County (and partially in Suffolk County) on Long Island. While much of the park and its five golf courses are located within the presently designated census districts of the hamlets of Bethpage and Old Bethpage, the clubhouse and offices are within the neighboring Farmingdale postal district. The late Jesse Merritt of Farmingdale, Nassau County Historian, convinced Robert Moses to name the park "Bethpage State Park" after the 15-square mile tract of land purchased by his ancestor Thomas Powell in 1695 from three Native American tribes. The park is historically more closely associated with the Incorporated Village of Farmingdale than with the community of Bethpage, which was known as "Central Park" at the time the park opened in 1932. NY redirects here. ... State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreation, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ... Nassau County is a suburban city county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U.S. states, leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources. ... Old Bethpage is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 5,400 at the 2000 census. ... Farmingdale is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. ...


The Long Island State Park Commission opened the park after the State of New York acquired the Benjamin F. Yoakum Estate. The park has picnic facilities, bridle paths, playing fields, a polo field, tennis courts, cross-country skiing trails, and hiking and biking trails including one leading south to Massapequa, but it is best known for its golf facilities. The Long Island State Park Commission was created in 1924 by the New York State Legislature to build and operate parks and parkways on Long Island. ... This article is about the sport. ...

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Golf at Bethpage State Park

The park has five eighteen-hole golf courses, named the Black, Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. In 2002 the Black Course became the first publicly owned and operated course to host the U.S. Open. The tournament was won by Tiger Woods, being the only golfer to score under par for the tournament. Prior to 2002, all U.S. Opens had been staged at private golf or country clubs or at privately owned resorts that, while open to the public, were very expensive for the public to play, with greens fees of several hundred dollars per round. The USGA's choice of Bethpage was seen as an egalitarian move; as of 2007, Bethpage Black's top price for 18 holes was $64 for New York State residents, and $124 for non-residents. The Tournament was seen as one of the most difficult and exciting US Opens in history. The United States Open Championship is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. ... The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. ...


Bethpage Black has been chosen to host the U.S. Open again in 2009.


Rankings

Golf Digest has ranked Bethpage Black #26 in its most recent list of America's greatest golf courses, [1] #6 in the state of New York,[1] #6 of America's 50 toughest courses,[2] and #5 in its list of America's greatest public golf courses.[3] It is also the top-ranked course in the Golf Digest list that is operated by a governmental entity.[3] The front cover of a Golf Digest magazine Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Advance Publications in the United States. ... NY redirects here. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...


Reservation System

Bethpage State Park uses an automated phone reservation system, for which golfers must be registered. New York residents can use the system to make reservations one week in advance starting at 7:00 PM for the Black Course, and 7:30 PM for all other courses. Non-residents can use the system to make reservations two days in advance starting at 7:00 PM for the Black Course, and 7:30 PM for all other courses. The automated system can be reached at (516) 249-0707.


Registration for the system can be done by: phone at (516) 249-0707 (registration via phone for NYS residents only with valid NYS Drivers License); fax at (516) 753-0413; or by coming to the park in person. To register by fax, New York residents can fax a photocopy of their license and write all the information on that license separately so that it can be read.


See also

This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of New York. ...

References

  1. ^ a b America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses 07/08. Golf Digest (May 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
  2. ^ http://www.golfdigest.com/courses/index.ssf?/courses/gd200703toughestcourses2.html
  3. ^ a b America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses 07/08. Golf Digest (May 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
    In this context, "public" means a course that is open for the public to play, as opposed to a private club.

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